Fred Carter has written a series of posts dealing with Amy Sullivan’s contention that the execrable Left Behind series is widely popular among “Christians” (I will get to the scare quotes in a bit) because of a lack of mainstream Christian entertainment. I don’t think either Fred or Amy is discussing quite the correct point. [...]
Archive for June 17th, 2004
On a Cross of Paper, with a Crown of Digital Media
Posted in Religion on June 17, 2004 | 3 Comments »
Bush's Foreign Policy Record
Posted in Politics on June 17, 2004 | 2 Comments »
Bush’s campaign has said that they plan to run on his record. We’ve already discussed why he can’t run on his war record and his tax cuts and his approval ratings. What does that leave? His foreign policy record? If this is any indication, he’d better hope not: A group of 26 retired U.S. diplomats [...]
Bacon Challenge Accepted
Posted in I do too have a life on June 17, 2004 | 2 Comments »
Over in this thread (and in several other places), I joked that I could link Kevin Bacon to al-Qaeda about as easily (and meaningfully) as people have been linking Iraq to al-Qaeda. Joe at Evangelical Outpost challenged me on this. Quoth Joe: I can link Bin Laden to a senior Iraqi intelligence officer. Let�s see [...]
More on Bush "Analysis" Book
Posted in Culture on June 17, 2004 | 1 Comment »
Respectful of Otters is, in addition to having the coolest blog name, an actual psychologist, and she takes the author of the books purporting to analyze Bush to task: I find Frank’s ethical defense unconvincing. Again, the code of ethics states that: On occasion psychiatrists are asked for an opinion about an individual who is [...]
The Truth Shall Set You Free
Posted in Politics on June 17, 2004 | 3 Comments »
Unless you are Sean Hannity, apparently. Courtesy of the Center for American Progress.
Rumsfeld Ordered Man Hidden From the Red Cross
Posted in Iraq on June 17, 2004 | 1 Comment »
Washington > Prison Abuse: Rumsfeld Issued an Order to Hide Detainee in Iraq” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/17/politics/17abuse.html?hp”>Rumsfeld gave the order to “disappear” a person. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, acting at the request of George J. Tenet, the director of central intelligence, ordered military officials in Iraq last November to hold a man suspected of being a senior [...]
A Missed Chance
Posted in Terrorism on June 17, 2004 | Comments Off
National > 9/11 Panel Criticizes Pentagon for Poor Response” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Sept-11-Commission.html?hp”>The Pentagon missed a chance to stop at least one plane Controllers, meanwhile, didn’t realize American Airlines Flight 77 — which took off from Dulles Airport outside Washington — might be hijacked when it mysteriously started veering off course at 8:54 a.m. The plane then traveled [...]
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